Hello Everyone,
Evelyn here,
Below is a message on this sixty-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Message from Attorney General Bill McCollum
Today, as our nation remembers the 66th anniversary of the horrific attacks on Pearl Harbor, we are also reminded of the very real and continued threat our country faces on a daily basis from other dangerous and equally insidious enemies. September 11th was this generation’s Pearl Harbor. Many of us can recall exactly where we were when we heard the news of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, much like those who remember that terrible day in December of 1941.
Even six years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93, the threat of terrorism remains a daily concern. This weekend, a vote to install Hugo Chavez as the permanent leader of Venezuela was narrowly defeated. Chavez, as an ally of Cuba and Iran, is exporting anti-Americanism throughout South America and the Middle East, threatening his neighbors, harboring known terrorist groups, and spending billions to bolster his offensive and defensive military capabilities. The 69 amendments that Hugo Chavez sought for Venezuela’s constitution included provisions to nationalize private property and give Chavez control of the central bank, foreign currency reserves and the military and the ability to suspend civil rights in emergencies. Venezuelan voters must remain ever vigilant to avoid alternate measures to achieve Chavez’s socialist design.
Another incident, which began unfolding last month and continues to develop at the University of Florida, involves concerns about the right to free speech about terrorism. Groups of university students were called to task for advertising a movie that highlights the true intentions of radical Islamic groups. I have conveyed my concern about this situation to the President of the University, and I am confident that my alma mater will make the appropriate decisions about the necessary resolution. I believe it is essential to continue educating our citizens about the very dangerous threat that terrorist-oriented groups pose toward our country and the rest of the free world, and that it is also important to preserve the right to free speech on our university campuses.
Our nation, our freedom, and the beliefs we hold precious are still under attack, just as they were on September 11, 2001 and December 7, 1941. We must continue to stand strong in the face of these attacks and to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect the American way of life.
Thank you.
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Evelyn out.
